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Can AI learn to flirt?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 7, 2019
AI may be everywhere, but it still has a hard time with the human stuff.
In her new book, "You Look Like a Thing and I Love You," Janelle Shane explores what AI can and cannot do.
Photo by Jess Jornacki, courtesy of Hatchette Book Group, Inc.
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"The next Steve Jobs might just be named Stephanie."

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 4, 2019
A new book outlines the experience of 31 female founders and CEOs in business today.
Illustrated by Bijou Karman/Girls Who Run the World
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The art of the airline map

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 29, 2019
Original airline maps made flying all the more glamorous.
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You wouldn't recognize Disney without the work of these women

by Bridget Bodnar and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 23, 2019
A new book details the rise and fall of female animators and storytellers in the early days of Walt Disney Studios.
Portrait of Retta Scott working on Bambi
Ben Worcester
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The real reason our workplaces aren't getting more diverse

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 22, 2019
Companies and institutions have invested billions in making themselves more diverse. So why isn't it working?
Working late? More workers are eligible for overtime in 2020. Above, an office building in Chicago, Illinois.
Scott Olson/Getty Images
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The 20-year legal battle with DuPont that started with one West Virginia farmer

by Robert Bilott
Oct 16, 2019
Robert Bilott's new book describes in great detail the harrowing discoveries that led to the lengthy poisoned water lawsuit.
Bridges spanning across the Ohio River are seen between West Virginia and Ohio, seen from Parkersburg, West Virginia, where the chemical PFOA leeched into the water supply.
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Sometimes cooking can be a little too creative

by Paul Freedman
Oct 15, 2019
Americans have tried to be more creative in their cooking for decades ... results have varied.
Circa 1957: A fruit salad buffet arrangement on cocktail sticks accompanies barbecued meat on skewers, croquette potatoes, savouries on crackers and canapes served as an hors d'oeuvre.
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How breast cancer awareness month became “more than pink”

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 1, 2019
Kate Pickert, author of a new book about breast cancer in America said we've reached "peak awareness" when it comes to breast cancer.
In 2016, the Susan G. Komen foundation adopted the new slogan "more than pink."
Courtesy of the Susan G. Komen Foundation
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Thoughts on creativity from lyrical powerhouse Rakim

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 27, 2019
The influential emcee reflects on his life, his creativity and his career.
"I loved every aspect of the culture and tried my hand at all of it," Rakim says of growing up with hip-hop.
Photo courtesy Rakim & Associates
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The "Billion Dollar Fantasy" that propelled FanDuel and DraftKings

by Albert Chen
Sep 11, 2019
The story behind the rise of fantasy sports startups FanDuel and DraftKings, and their battle against each other.
The fantasy sports website FanDuel.
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